BACKGROUND: Closed-suction drainage to reduce seromas is standard after mastectomy.
This study evaluates the safety of early drain removal. METHODS: Women undergoing …

Objective This survey of Canadian general surgery residents was designed to determine their
interest level, past experiences and awareness of opportunities in the field of international …

The surprising incidence of nonlethal skeletal fractures implies that many organisms operate
near their upper performance limits, yet we know little about the loads at which biological …

Introduction Landmark trials established equivalent survival regardless of extent of breast
surgery in early-stage breast cancer. However, recent studies suggest a survival advantage for …

METHODS We obtained aggregate, anonymized raw data from DoBC, including payments
by individual fee codes to members of General Surgeons of BC for fiscal years 2000/01, 2005/…

In response to breast cancer diagnostic regional wait times exceeding both national and
provincial standards and to symptomatic patient referrals for diagnostic mammography taking …

The practice of general sur-gery has traditionally been a hospital-based specialty and requires
hospital resources. In BC 65% of hospitals have an immediate need to recruit general …

In this pilot survey, we attempted to determine the resources available in Guyana for the
treatment of breast cancer using a survey of health care professionals involved in breast cancer …

… THE substance, anisoxide, was first isolated by Jackson and Short,l from star anise oil (…
However, it is also possible that star anise oil really contains a readily cyclised unsaturated …

… The aroma of freshly bruised chervil leaves is grassy and delicately anise-scented, the
flavour is similar to French tarragon. Dried chervil leaves have a ‘hay-like’ aroma and flavour of …